Job Post: X 3 Miners

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

  • Grade 12 (Standard 10)

  • Fiery Mine Blasting Certificate / Metalliferous Blasting Ticket

  • A gas Testing Certificate is compulsory

  • Flameproof Certificate advantageous

  • Competent A & B Certificate

  • Valid Driver’s License

  • Minimum 3 years post certificate experience

  • CM Experience advantageous

  • At least 5 years of mining experience, post blasting certificate, with exposure to stonework, dykes, faults, low seam, conventional drill and blast, development and stooping, continuous miner.

  • Valid First Aid Certificate advantageous

  • Anthracite mining experience is advantageous

  • Computer Knowledge will be advantageous

  • Mining National Diploma/Degree will be advantageous

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Planning, organising and controlling all work pertaining to mining coal.

  • Comply and ensure compliance with mine COP’s and regulations.

  • Achieve all targets for his/her department safely.

  • Ensure safety and production targets are met at all times

  • To perform safety and risk assessment at the workplace to prevent accidents and incidents.

  • Maintain discipline of the workforce

  • Control and manage labour complement under his/her supervision.

  • Safety: Ensure legal compliance of health and safety for own section, ensure that the early shift examination is conducted: Water down, Cutting Offline, Bad hanging, Barring. Coordinate safety talks at the safety place (“No safety, no production”), assist with incident/accident investigations, ensure that everybody wears PPE, ensure everybody is licensed in the section, and ensure that first aid is conducted.

  • Operations: Collect keys, GDI (Gas detecting instrument), lessor and radio, conduct waiting place meetings, reviews, plan for day and deploy team, physically ensure that the work is conducted according to SOPs, oversee cutting rate, Oversee the Shuttle car loading operations, order according to procurement control, receives shift’s Survey plans, coordinate marking for cutting, coordinate the cutting: A-Support, B-Deface, Marks off. Communicate with the control room, shaft clear the section of workers.

  • People Management: Ensure that the section is staffed, discipline is managed and there is a motivated team to meet the target.

  • End of shift: Order material, sign off shift clearance documentation, hand in GDI and keys kit and provide Shift Supervisor with a verbal/written report.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

  • Motivational Skills

  • Organizational Skills

  • Decision Making

  • Team leadership

  • Blasting

  • Ability to work under pressure, Safety and coal-orientated

  • Good communication, presentation and business writing and good leadership skills.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION: 5 PM, 26 January 2024

APPLICATIONS TO BE FORWARDED THROUGH TO: cv@zulac.co.za

PLEASE NOTE:

Please attach all your qualifications as per the advert and the application letter. Due to a large number of applications expected; only shortlisted applicants will be notified

If you have not heard from us within 14 days from the closing date, you should regard your application as unsuccessful. Preference will be given to African females and Indian males, in line with the Company’s Employment Equity Requirements.

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